Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2022

A worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, Saint-Gobain is present in 72 countries with more than 167,000 employees. Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures, and distributes materials and solutions for the construction, mobility, healthcare and other industrial application markets.

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Conger

JULY 20, 2020

How to construct, transport, stack, and unstack loads. You can present this certification to your employer in order to prove that you’ve already received operator training. You'll likely listen to a lecture, view PowerPoint or projector presentations, watch videos, and have the opportunity to ask questions. Remember high school?

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 31, 2015

Or what if, for example, you had been one of several hundred or more owner-operators living in New Orleans, Louisiana during the last week of August, 2005 when Hurricane Katrina wiped out countless homes and businesses, including those of these professional drivers and other transportation and logistics professionals?

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 5, 2018

According to a McKinsey Global Institute study , the construction industry is among the least digitized, ranking 21 out of 22 industries (only Agriculture and hunting ranked lower). As reported in MarketWatch , “The global construction industry has a chronic productivity problem. Getting Started with Digital Transformation.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 28, 2023

Another survey found that 73% of global consumers would “definitely” or “probably” change their buying behavior to reduce environmental impact. If your brand is positively associated with eco-friendly partners and practices, this can definitely give you a competitive edge. Consider the clothing industry as an example.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

An example application could be a spiral conveyor that can travel up a transport path once and back down again in the same piece. For example, the system can be used in the industrial sector, but also in passenger transportation. Whether transporting, tilting, swivelling, rotating: various tasks can be solved in one track.

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Optimization Software Material Savings Cost Reduction Resource Reduction 36

ShipLilly

AUGUST 19, 2021

The basic definition of cargo insurance is, a pool of risks to cover individual liabilities when an incident occurs during the management of cargo that subsequently leads to losses. For example, most carriers typically provide basic insurance but it is limited and virtually useless in the most serious incidents.

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Cargo Packaging Purchasing Skills Cost Reduction 52

GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2015

Definition: Solicit your suppliers to come into your company to assist you with Supply Chain Cost Reductions, and other important issues, rather than your suppliers soliciting your purchasing dollar. This example, the pencil, is already a high value item). The manufacturer is responsible for creating and maintaining the inventory plan.

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Automotive Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Insurance industry statistics document a definite increase in storm losses, with the frequency of loss-related natural disasters almost tripling since 1980 and registered insurance losses increasing by about 25% over the last five years,” he notes. The European Severe Weather Database also suggests an increase in severe hailstorms.

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